Psalm 26 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

A Psalm of David.

¹ Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.

² Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind.

³ For thy steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in faithfulness to thee.

⁴ I do not sit with false men, nor do I consort with dissemblers;

⁵ I hate the company of evildoers, and I will not sit with the wicked.

⁶ I wash my hands in innocence, and go about thy altar, O Lord,

⁷ singing aloud a song of thanksgiving, and telling all thy wondrous deeds.

⁸ O Lord, I love the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy glory dwells.

⁹ Sweep me not away with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

¹⁰ men in whose hands are evil devices, and whose right hands are full of bribes.

¹¹ But as for me, I walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me.

¹² My foot stands on level ground; in the great congregation I will bless the Lord.